A funeral service for the sisters who were victims of a double homicide in Wisconsin has been set for Friday in Stillwater.

The event to honor Kacee Tollefsbol of Lake Elmo and Ashlee Steele of Fitchburg, Wis., will be at 2 p.m. at the Church of St. Michael, 611 S. Third St.

The sisters were killed Friday in Steele’s home in Fitchburg, a Madison suburb. Police said that Steele’s husband, Andrew Steele, was responsible and that he later tried to commit suicide, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Andrew Steele, a retired deputy for the Dane County sheriff’s office, was struggling with an advanced case of ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. He was arrested Friday.

He and Ashlee Steele, 39, had two children. Tollefsbol, 38, had been married to Mark Tollefsbol for about four weeks. She also is survived by four children; parents Mike and Diane Putnam of Stillwater; brother, Brad Putnam; sister, Hailee Meisterling; and grandmother, Joan DuPuis.

Instead of flowers, the family requests donations be made for the benefit of the children.

Donors may contribute to the Kacee Tollefsbol Memorial Fund at any Wells Fargo branch bank and should mention account number 658-421-5997. Donors to the Ashlee Steele Memorial Fund should refer to account number 658-421-6003.

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